What planning history does 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG have?

1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in February 2005 under ref. MC/05/0009. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG?

1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG located?

1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG sits in Gillingham. It falls within the ME7 postcode district.

Is 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (362% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG?

The closest primary school to 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG is Featherby Junior School (1.2km), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Robert Napier School (1.4km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG?

The closest bus stop to 1 Academy Drive, ME7 3EG is Hamelin Road, 235m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Academy Drive, Gillingham, ME7 3EG

1 planning record

Council tax

Band C

Overview

About 1 Academy Drive

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1 Academy Drive is a property in Gillingham (ME7 3EG). It has council tax band C.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Academy Drive, Gillingham, ME7 3EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Academy Drive.

Feb 2005
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of two storey side extension incorporating garage (demolition of garage)
Agent
Architectural Plans (Medway) Ltd.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
MC/05/0009
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3EG: £375,000 (2025–2021).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

Full Gillingham report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hamelin Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Featherby Junior School. 33 schools nearby.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME7 3EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME7 3EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

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